Live at Martyrs' (album)

Live at Martyrs' is the fifth album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley and his first live album. The performance is a compilation of songs from Whitley's first four albums (Living with the Law (1991), Din of Ecstasy (1995), Terra Incognita (1997), and Dirt Floor (1998)), a previous collaboration, and two songs that would later appear on Rocket House (2001).

Live at Martyrs'
Live album by
ReleasedMay 16, 2000
RecordedAugust 12, 13 and 14, 1999
GenreRock
Length47:25
LabelMessenger Records
ProducerJohn Alagía
Chris Whitley chronology
Dirt Floor
(1998)
Live at Martyrs'
(2000)
Perfect Day
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]

It was produced by John Alagía and recorded over three consecutive nights in August 1999 at Martyrs' in Chicago, Illinois. It was co-mixed and co-engineered by Alagía and Jeff Juliano (assisted by Ken Helie) at Shelter Island Sound in New York City.

Whitley released the album independently and sold the CDs at his shows a year before the Messenger Records release.

Track listing

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All tracks written by Chris Whitley unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Dirt Floor" – 2:11
  2. "Long Way Around" – 4:01
  3. "Firefighter" – 2:27
  4. "God Thing" – 2:32
  5. "Poison Girl" – 3:13
  6. "New Machine" – 3:03
  7. "Living with the Law" – 3:43
  8. "WPL" – 2:52
  9. "The Model" (Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Emil SchultKraftwerk) – 3:01
  10. "Home is Where You Get Across" – 3:22
  11. "From One island to Another" – 2:53
  12. "Serve You" – 3:21
  13. "Narcotic Prayer" – 3:51
  14. "Big Sky Country" / "Gasket" – 6:55

Personnel

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  • Chris Whitley – vocals, guitar, banjo, and boot

References

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  1. ^ Swihart, Stanton. "Live at Martyrs'". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Scherman, Tony (June 1, 2000). "Live at Martyrs'". EW.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Chris Whitley". Robert Christgau.